“Syria intervened in Lebanon only because it was asked to do so by the Arab League.” “The Syrians and Lebanese have treated captured Israeli soldiers well and allowed the Red Cross to visit them.”

“Israel’s kidnaping of Sheikh Abdul Karim Obeid in 1989 prolonged the hostage crisis. It also caused the death of Lt. Col. William Higgins, a hostage who was later executed by his captors in retaliation.”